No way would I go near that, lol Thats basically from what I take an idea about hacking the cars built in navigation unit and replacing it with a linux operating system, Image how many mistakes could be done, so many different cars with different systems. I could be wrong but thats what I quickly read into it. But they did mention a hard drive which most cars don't have.
ttuuxxx_________________http://audio.online-convert.com/ <-- excellent site
http://samples.mplayerhq.hu/A-codecs/ <-- Codec Test Files
http://html5games.com/ <-- excellent HTML5 games

I'm more interested in a media delivery/navigation setup with a quick interface & probable touchscreen
Not got a vehicle with any computerised engine stuff as I have a mechanically pumped 1.8ltr turbo-diesel [Ford]

thanks anyway

I may just try Jay's MacpupFoxy-E17, or Upup, as I believe there's a *buntu ICE front end, so maybe it can be adapted ~~~?

I actually did it for a year in a Fiat Uno 1.7 Diesel, it made it go like a rat up a drainpipe. I could burn off hot hatches and "Chav" ridden Novas at the lights. In the end it bent the piston rods it was that powerful, but the car only cost me £150 so I wasnt bothered as I had already saved far more than that on fuel costs. Adding it to preprocessed biodiesel (which you can buy from RIX service stations in the UK) is also a good tip to get around having to mod your engine too much for cold weather.

Ford diesels like yours are also v. good for it, as the engines are so simple. (I used to work in a garage!).

Handy tip in the Mad Max future the banks have destined us for. _________________Puppy Linux's Mission

To go with these are the associated dependencies like SDL some bluetooth packages, text to speech, GPS Daemon etc.

Some of the dependency packages were cribbed from elsewhere ( some of the Bluze stuff and Xorg in particular ) otherwise 90% is compiled from source. So theres some useful updated libraries there too.

This a fairly chunky collection.

All the stuff I have compiled there is way FAT, I have made no attempt yet to trim anything down, which may be useful if anyone needs the full package for compiling.
When time permits I will push spilt files there.

Ok, so this is just how I did it. I have a 1993 F150 Extended Cab truck that I have installed Puppy in.

1st if you want a touchscreen, check out you tube. I watched a tutorial there and made my own touchscreen with an old laptop screen and some creative wiring. 12" screen, touch, mounted in the middle of the dash.

2nd, i just took apart an old MMX box and placed the components throughout the vehicle. The drives are in the dash, accessable through the glove box and the mobo and p/s are under the seat. I added a USB port in my dash to connect my 3G internet so that I can basically have my own turn by turn directions, or anything else I want to access online on the road.

Wiring is a bit tricky. There is a few things you can do. Hook it all up to a P/S and hook the P/S to an invertor. Invertors are big bux. A series of voltage reducers from radio shack and a wiring manual for your motherboard can show you how to wire in a 12v computer to a 12v vehicle. A little harder, but way cheaper.

My total cost was less than $200, most of the money going to have the screen mount made. The old MMX is something was left over from school, and everything else you just scrounge for.

There is a GPS program for linux that will give you your gps location based on your IP address, but I haven't found it yet. Seems to be the last peice to my puzzle.

As far as an actual ICE controller, their is a puplet for Megasquirted vehicles and a number of other programs that you can use to actually modify the computer parameters manually, eliminating the need for performance chips. All you'll need are the cables. Genesys carries all cables to fit most cars with a serial or LPT1 plug._________________Instead of looking out Windows, I'm playing with my Puppy.

How do I know, I have one running in my competition car, have done for years, see my www at bottom of post.

However, it is not really meant to alter your car running parameters on the move. Yes, it's perfectly capable of doing that but only should be done like that to tune the car to its optimum state, ONCE. If it's tuned right, you leave it alone.

BUT TunerStudio in Linux has a super display for just watching the parameters, just don't be tempted to change any. It has one click, large parameter jumps available which on the move can destroy an engine in a second.

There are now some linux apps around that put together in one package could make a great display.

There are lots of 'head rest' displays around on s/hand market now which would make a suitable dash display device._________________Rob
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